Which Candidate to Support?

[Batty67]

Interesting thought on the Ron Paul issue (read in the Wash. Post today, but still valid to consider): what happens if Paul does not win the Repub. nomination? If he starts a third-party candidacy he'd very likely assure Obama a victory, even more so than Perot did for Clinton in the 1990s. BUT...there is his son Senator Rand Paul, and starting a third-party candidacy would kill (or at least seriously hurt) his son's chance of becoming president in 2016 if he hands the Dems a victory in 2012. So, there is thought that he'll not split the party vote in 2012 to help his son's chances of becoming president.

 

[Infringed]

No doubt a Paul third party ticket would torpedo the GOP in the general election. But I think even if Paul doesn't run, Romney doesn't win - subject to the condition of the economy this autumn. He simply cannot get the conservative base energized, and once we get past the nomination, he will have to move toward the center, which will further alienate conservatives.

 

[TT]

I find it amazing how much heat Paul gets for acknowledging blowback.

Don’t be amazed when Paul doesn’t win the nomination. Apologists for al-Qaeda need to reconsider their party membership- you’re not wanted in the Republican Party.

 

[Infringed]

Don’t be amazed when Paul doesn’t win the nomination. Apologists for al-Qaeda need to reconsider their party membership- you’re not wanted in the Republican Party.

Classic black or white, us vs. them, you're with us or you're a terrorist mode of thought. W would be proud of you.

Don't worry, I'm not a Republican. I'm a registered Libertarian.

 

[Sky]

Maybe it depends on where you live and what circles you travel in but most if not all the people I hear talk politics around my part of the woods would vote for anything or anyone before voting for another 4 years of our current fearless leader.

 

[TT]

W would be proud of you.

Thanks!

 

[hso]

The hijacking of this thread over Ron Paul secondary issues has doomed the broader discussion.